Royal Challengers Bengaluru ,RCB) WICKETKEPER-Batter Jitesh Sharma’s Old Video Comparing Romario Shepherd’s Strength to a “Rhino” Has Resurked after the West Indies All-Rounder’s SECOND 14-BALL 53 Againi Supar Kings (Csk) on saturday at the m chinnaswamy stadium.
In one of the videos posted by rcb during an intra-saquad match, jitesh sharma had said: “Insaan ke shareer mein rhino ki power (Rhino’s power in a human body). I have Never Seen Such Power. “
True to jitesh’s prediction, shepherd slammed the second-fastest 50 of the ipl. Shepherd now joins the likes of kl rahul (for pbks in 2018) and pat cummins (for kkr in 2022) to have scored 14-ball fiftes in the IPL. The record of 13 balls is help by yashasvi jaiswal.
“I have that attacking nature. And i have the strength. So I am the rhino in the team. So I take that nickname head-on,” Shepherd Told iplt20.com.
“I put in my shift. I had an idea of what they were trying to do. What to do, so I had a head start.
“I knew how well pathrarana can bowl his yorker and how difficult it is to execute his slow ball.”
Shepherd has Thanked RCB Captain Rajat Patidar and Tim David for Giving Him The Confidence.
“They told me I can take the bowler on, hit it all. It’s the way rajat communiced; He made me feel, ‘i’m the guy’, gave me confidence,” he said.
The 30-Year-old also explained where he generates the power from and how rcb mentor dinesh karthik helped helped Him after a few failures.
Who’s that IPL Player?
“My base and the way I swing.
“The first couple of games we were failing as a batting unit.
“I wasn’t thinking of a score, I was thought ball by ball and trying to hit each ball for four or six. When I walked in, Timmy Told Me To Relax and Try, and I did exactly that.”
